Police officer
1.Encorce laws, catch criminals, colect evodence, testify in court.
2.Must be a u.s. citizen, must have graduated high school, some kind of work experience.
3.Between $35,600 and $76,350.
4.Police also receive paid vacation, sick leave, and medical and life insurance. Often they get money for uniforms.
5.About 861,000 police and detectives
6.Expected to increase about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2016
7.Employment of police and detectives is expected to grow 10 percent
8.Should enjoy working with people
9.Eligible for promotion after a probationary period ranging from 6 months to 3 years. 10.Federal agencies require a bachelor's degree, related work experience 11.Uniformed police officers have general law enforcement duties 12.Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs enforce the law on the county level 13.State troopers or highway patrol officers
14.Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents are the Government's principal investigators, responsible for investigating violations 15.Of more than 200 categories
16.Police and detective work can be very dangerous and stressful. Police officers and detectives have one of the highest rates of on-17.The-job injury and illness
18.Job opportunities in most local police departments will be favorable
19.Many openings will be created by the need to replace workers who retier and quit or even give there live in theline of duty.
20.Almost 150 police officers died from injuries on the job each year
21.The rate of fatal workplace injuries to police officers and other law enforcement personnel averaged about 14 per 100,000
22.Police work can be dangerous and stressful
23.Education requirements range from a high school diploma to a college degree or higher
24.Bilingual applicants with college training in police science or with military police experience will have the best opportunities.
25.Some agencies have special geographic jurisdictions and enforcement responsibilities
26.Some police officers specialize in a particular field, such as chemical and microscopic analysis, training and firearms
27.State highway patrols operate in every State except Hawaii
28.Detectives are plainclothes investigators who gather facts and collect evidence for criminal cases
29.Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents enforce laws and regulations relating to illegal drugs
30.Uniformed officers, detectives, agents, and inspectors usually are scheduled to work 40-hour weeks, but paid overtime is common. Shift work is necessary because protection must be provided around the clock
1.Encorce laws, catch criminals, colect evodence, testify in court.
2.Must be a u.s. citizen, must have graduated high school, some kind of work experience.
3.Between $35,600 and $76,350.
4.Police also receive paid vacation, sick leave, and medical and life insurance. Often they get money for uniforms.
5.About 861,000 police and detectives
6.Expected to increase about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2016
7.Employment of police and detectives is expected to grow 10 percent
8.Should enjoy working with people
9.Eligible for promotion after a probationary period ranging from 6 months to 3 years.
10.Federal agencies require a bachelor's degree, related work experience
11.Uniformed police officers have general law enforcement duties
12.Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs enforce the law on the county level
13.State troopers or highway patrol officers
14.Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents are the Government's principal investigators, responsible for investigating violations 15.Of more than 200 categories
16.Police and detective work can be very dangerous and stressful. Police officers and detectives have one of the highest rates of on-17.The-job injury and illness
18.Job opportunities in most local police departments will be favorable
19.Many openings will be created by the need to replace workers who retier and quit or even give there live in theline of duty.
20.Almost 150 police officers died from injuries on the job each year
21.The rate of fatal workplace injuries to police officers and other law enforcement personnel averaged about 14 per 100,000
22.Police work can be dangerous and stressful
23.Education requirements range from a high school diploma to a college degree or higher
24.Bilingual applicants with college training in police science or with military police experience will have the best opportunities.
25.Some agencies have special geographic jurisdictions and enforcement responsibilities
26.Some police officers specialize in a particular field, such as chemical and microscopic analysis, training and firearms
27.State highway patrols operate in every State except Hawaii
28.Detectives are plainclothes investigators who gather facts and collect evidence for criminal cases
29.Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents enforce laws and regulations relating to illegal drugs
30.Uniformed officers, detectives, agents, and inspectors usually are scheduled to work 40-hour weeks, but paid overtime is common. Shift work is necessary because protection must be provided around the clock